Amen. Amen. How are we doing, church? Doing all right? You look good. If you got your Bibles, I hope so, grab them. We're going to be in Colossians chapter 4. We are wrapping up the 14th and final week on this study in the book of Colossians. And I guess the big question is, you know, how is the Apostle Paul going to wrap up Colossians? And then for us, how are we going

to wrap up this study? And what does it look like to declare that Jesus is before all things?

And so we've been on this journey. We started about a year and a half ago. What does it look like

for every individual that makes up this church of 1122 to declare that he is, that Jesus is,

before all things in every aspect of our

life, every aspect of our life.

In the book of Colossians, it's about the supremacy of Jesus, the sufficiency of Jesus,

that he is preeminent, that he is before all things, in his church, in our heart, in our

day-to-day life, and now, as Paul is wrapping it all up, that Jesus is before all things in his church, in our heart, in our day-to-day life.

And now, as Paul is wrapping it all up, that Jesus is before all things in our ministry.

And my hope is that you would discover your ministry, not that you would quit your job at the end of this service and try to come work here, but that you would understand that God has placed you on purpose. In other words, what do I do if Jesus is who he says he is? If he is the image of

the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, if he is before all things, then what's next for me?

And so we're going to pick it up in Colossians chapter 4, 7, verses 7 to the very end.

It starts out this way. This is Paul saying by to everybody. It says, Tickicus will tell you,

let's be honest. I don't know if that's how you say his name, but neither are to you. So we're

going with Tickokicus right now. Tickicus will tell you all about my activities. He is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord.

I have sent him to you for this very purpose that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your hearts.

And with him, Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you.

And they will tell you of everything that has taken place here.

Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, greets you.

And Mark, is finally a name that we can grab on to, okay?

And Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom you have received instructions,

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